Police Arrest 36 Suspects Following Lunching of Police Officer at Gindabour
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 36 suspects in connection with the lynching of a police officer at Gindabour in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region.
The deceased officer has been identified as General Constable Redeemer Owusu.
According to a press release issued on 17th September 2026 by the Savannah Regional Police Headquarters in Damongo, and signed by the Regional Police Commander, DCOP David K. Agyemang, the incident occurred on 16th September 2026.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased and his colleagues were on highway patrol duties along the Gindabour to Kenkyen community road when a motorbike rider approaching their location diverted into the bush upon seeing the police vehicle.
The police team became suspicious and decided to follow up from a different direction, but found the rider unconscious on the bush road. The officers picked up the man and were conveying him to a hospital when he died on the way.
Following news of his death, a mob from the community attacked the officers. The attack resulted in the death of General Constable Owusu. The other officers sustained varying degrees of injury and the police vehicle was also damaged.
The bodies of both the deceased officer and the rider have been conveyed to the Damongo Morgue for preservation and autopsy.
Following the incident, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has deployed a team of investigators and intelligence officers to assist with investigations and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The Command says reinforcement teams from Damongo, Bole, Sawla, Tuna, Kalba and the Regional Intelligence Team are currently on the ground to beef up security and maintain law and order in the area.
All 36 suspects are in police custody, assisting investigations and will be put before court.
The Command has highly condemned the attack on its officers and says it will ensure the perpetrators are made to face the full rigours of the law.
